First-ever legit reissue of this title. In the late 1960s, there was an adventurous psychedelic band called The Blossom Toes, who released a couple of albums that were good, but, from all reports, never captured their real greatness. Eventually they br...

Tzadik is proud to present three world premiere recordings and a critically acclaimed classic by one of the worlds greatest living composers. For almost six decades Milton Babbitt has been pushing the boundaries of contemporary composition creating a u...

This is the first time on CD for this '73 album [their 2nd & one of their best] by a trio of sax, electric bass & drums. Not progressive rock, not blues, not rock, but a bit of all and maybe even a little more. Bassist/vocalist Colin Hodgkinson was con...

Backdoor were a trio of sax, electric bass & drums. Not progressive rock, not blues, not rock, but a bit of all and maybe even a little more. Bassist/vocalist Colin Hodgkinson was considered one of the greatest bassists of the time, & his work still im...

The Bad Plus have been called a lot of things and whether or not you bought into the hype that surrounded this fine group when they burst on the scene as the last jazz signing to Sony (probably the last ever), the fact remains that they are a great...

Quite literally one of the most original and influential guitarists on the planet, Derek Bailey has completely revolutionized the language of guitar music in the twentieth century. His work has been championed by almost every cutting edge guitarist: Pa...

Private recordings of incredible historical importance (practically the holy grail to fans of free improvisation), Pieces for Guitar presents the earliest known solo recordings of guitar innovator Derek Bailey. Dating from 1966 (possibly 1965) these pi...

Derek's terse, spidery guitarlines lines combine in an improvised session with the avant/artrock/metal/punk of Japan's Ruins. [Tzadik]

Antoine Berthiaume is a young guitarist who obviously has a career ahead of him; this album (his debut?) finds him performing 3 duets with Derek and 3 duets with Fred (no - no tracks with Fred and Derek together!) [Ambiances Magnetiques]

"Pecussionist Bendian worked with The Cecil Taylor Unit during the late 80's and played on Taylor's "In Florescence". He's since collaborated with musicians ranging from Evan Parker to Joe Lovano, and has been performing solo regularly for around ten...

Duos for guitar & bass; their first recording together in duo. ''Baileys sound is out there, endlessly redefining its musical structure...continually recycling tiny exquisite pitch constellations with Webernian finesse.'' [Potlatch]

Beautiful and mature solo album from Iona's guitarist. Subtle but at times intricate Bainbridge's Celtic influenced music will be a field day for fans of Steve Hackett, Gordon Giltrap and even Lorena McKennitt. He mixes up acoustic and electric guitar ...

"This CD consists entirely of solo fingerstyle guitar renditions of pieces by the legendary Blue Note pianist/composer Herbie Nichols, and as with Nichols' music -- which was nearly always performed in a standard piano/bass/drums trio format -- there...

This is a repackage of Ginger's otherwise unavailable (and pretty excellent) Horses and Trees album. Since it is the complete album, why did 'they' feel compelled to give it a completely new name? I dunno...

An informal live show with Ginger (still sounding great on his 70th birthday, Chris Goss (guitar), Abbas Dodoo (percussion), Pete King (alto sax) and Jonas Hellborg (bass).

"Where as many Voiceprint releases are only legal 'bootlegs' with...

Born in 1930, from an early age Balamuralikrishna demonstrated a prodigious vocal talent that has since won him a prestigious place in Carnatic (South Indian) music. While the singular trajectory of his career has been marked by a number of unusual art...

Franck Balestracci (Acoustic & Electric Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Sound Effects & Uncomon Sounds, Deconstructive Voices), Marianne Denoia (Violin), Réginald Trigaux (Guitar), Guy Segers (Bass and Vocals).

"Franck BALESTRACCI's second album.

Who are the Balkan Playboys? Just the umpteenth artistic metamorphosis of mercurial Nikola Parov, the multi-instrumentalist who over a long career has founded and directed a number of great outfits including Zsaratnok. Parov has always had a clear Idea...

"Siwan is a breathtaking new musical project initiated by Jon Balke, with Amina Alaoui, Kheir Eddine M'Kachiche and Jon Hassell fronting a large ensemble that includes a group of early music players. The listener is at first struck by the power of...

Ys, the 2nd & last album by IBDB, is one of the most loved 70's Italian progressive rock releases. It is a classical rock classic that has seldom been equaled, with great soaring vocals, terrific, heavy Hammond organ playing, a creepy atmosphere, and...

Joachim Bade Fremnhorst, bass clarinet, clarinet and tenor sax / Frantz Loriot, viola Pascal Niggenkemper double bass.

"The music of Baloni offers something truly unique in the world of improvised music, and their album, Fremdenzimmer...

If you don't own this album, their debut, this is definitely one of the great Italian progressive/symphonic efforts. Dual keyboard classical Italian rock band with a fabulous, operatic singer, this is a classic.

Dual keyboard classical Italian rock band with a fabulous, operatic singer, this is one of their classics from the early to mid 70's. [Virgin Italy]